Wolsingham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 17 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Unique reference
- 148109
- Address
- The Grammar School Building, West End, Wolsingham, DL13 3DJ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 753 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.0%
- Girls
- 51.0%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 26.4%
- Persistent absence
- 33.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 22.8%
White British 95.2%
Other White 1.6%
Mixed 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Indian 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.18
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 32%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 44%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 26 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 30 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 29 |
| English Language | GCSE | 132 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 131 |
| French | GCSE | 15 |
| Geography | GCSE | 71 |
| History | GCSE | 78 |
Admissions
Wolsingham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 149
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 208
- 2nd preference
- 160
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 81 69 |
| Year 8 | 161 73 88 |
| Year 9 | 169 82 87 |
| Year 10 | 134 65 69 |
| Year 11 | 139 68 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 81.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 42.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 34.7% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 14.0% 3.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 5.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 8.0% 6.1% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.5% 1.0% |